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'''Salome''' is mentioned only in the [[Gospel of Mark]], and not anywhere else in the [[Bible]].  Without explanation, she is referenced by Mark as a witness to the [[[Crucifixion]] and to an [[angel]] declaring the [[Resurrection]].  See {{bibleref|16|1-8}}  Was she Mark's mother?

'''Salome''' is mentioned only in the [[Gospel of Mark]], and not anywhere else in the [[Bible]].  Without explanation, she is referenced by Mark as a witness to the [[Crucifixion]] and to an [[angel]] declaring the [[Resurrection]].  See {{bibleref|Mark|16|1-8}}  Was she Mark's mother?

Academic biblical scholars who downplay the significance of the [[Trumpian Gospel]] style of Mark suggest that Salome was the mother of James and [[John]], as that seems consistent with the [[Gospel of Matthew]].  But stronger factors suggest that Salome was actually Mark's mother:

Academic biblical scholars who downplay the significance of the [[Trumpian Gospel]] style of Mark suggest that Salome was the mother of James and [[John]], as that seems consistent with the [[Gospel of Matthew]].  But stronger factors suggest that Salome was actually Mark's mother: